Tuesday, March 25, 2008

I love this fun little song. It's actually a true story. He did get shot at by the Jamaican police who thought he was carrying drugs aboard his plane. It wasn't true (the drugs) and they did apologize and he got a hell of a song out of it.

Some folks say that I've got the perfect life.Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife.I fly. I sail. I throw caution to the wind.Drift like a stratus cloud above the Caribbean.But every now and thenThe dragons come to call.Just when you least expect it you'll be dodging cannon balls.I've seen too much not to stay in touch with a world full of love and luck.I've got a big suspicion 'bout ammunition.I never forget to duck.Come backCome backBack to JamaicaDon't you know we made a big mistakaWe'd be so sad if you told us goodbyeAnd we promise not to shoot you out of the skyIt was a beautiful dayThe kind you want to toastWe were treetop flyin'Movin' west along the coastThen we landed in the waterJust about my favorite thrillWhen some asshole started firin'When we taxied to NegrilJust about to lose my temperAs I endeavored to explainWe had only come for chickenWe were not a ganja planeWell you should have seen their facesWhen they finally realizedWe were not some coked up cowboysSportin' guns and alibisCome backCome backBack to JamaicaDon't you know we made a big mistakaWe'd be so sad if you told us goodbyeAnd we promise not to shoot you out of the skyThey shot from the lighthouseThey shot from the highwayThey shot from the top of the cliffThey'd all gone haywireWe're catchin' fireAnd there wasn't even a spliffWell the word got outAll over the islandFriends, strangers, they were all apologizin'Some thought me crazy for bein' way to niceBut it's just another shitty day in paradiseCome backCome backBack to JamaicaDon't you know we made a big mistakaWe'd be so sad if you told us goodbyeAnd we promise not to shoot you out of the skyCome backCome backBack to JamaicaDon't you know we made a big mistakaWe'd be so sad if you told us goodbyeAnd we promise not to shoot you, promise not to shoot you,Promise not to shoot you out of the sky